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Air quality in Tottori today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now, Tottori-shi has the cleanest air of the 2 cities we track in Tottori (AQI 20, Good), and Yonago the worst (AQI 33, Good). Tottori-shi has the most tree cover, at 30.0% — #37 of 207 cities measured in Japan.
Every city is measured the same way, over the same 2 km around its center: the air quality right now, from ground stations where there are any, and its tree cover.
- cities tracked
- 2
- average tree cover
- 20.3%
- Japan: 16.4%
- worst air now: Yonago
- 33
- cleanest air now: Tottori-shi
- 20
Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf, refreshed hourly.
Tottori
Air quality today across Tottori, city by city
| Tottori-shi | 20Good | 30.0% | — | #37 of 207 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yonago | 33Good | 10.5% | 56.1K | #118 of 207 |
Air quality is the US AQI from ground monitoring stations via OpenAQ where available, otherwise the Open-Meteo / CAMS model, refreshed hourly. Tree cover is measured within 2 km of each city center from Sentinel-2 imagery; the rank compares every city measured in Japan.
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Tottori lost?
Since 2001, Tottori has lost about 7,470 hectares of forest (about 10,000 football pitches): 2.6% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 522 hectares (7%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 7,470 haabout 10,000 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 2.6%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 522 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
Hectares of forest lost each year
Show the figures as a table
| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 26 ha | 259 ha | 285 ha |
| 2002 | 21 ha | 222 ha | 243 ha |
| 2003 | 10 ha | 209 ha | 219 ha |
| 2004 | 44 ha | 347 ha | 391 ha |
| 2005 | 18 ha | 221 ha | 239 ha |
| 2006 | 16 ha | 94 ha | 110 ha |
| 2007 | 50 ha | 355 ha | 405 ha |
| 2008 | 29 ha | 222 ha | 250 ha |
| 2009 | 19 ha | 391 ha | 410 ha |
| 2010 | 22 ha | 382 ha | 404 ha |
| 2011 | 10 ha | 164 ha | 174 ha |
| 2012 | 46 ha | 689 ha | 735 ha |
| 2013 | 8 ha | 101 ha | 109 ha |
| 2014 | 11 ha | 127 ha | 138 ha |
| 2015 | 9 ha | 121 ha | 130 ha |
| 2016 | 27 ha | 295 ha | 322 ha |
| 2017 | 23 ha | 182 ha | 205 ha |
| 2018 | 24 ha | 241 ha | 265 ha |
| 2019 | 13 ha | 280 ha | 293 ha |
| 2020 | 24 ha | 259 ha | 283 ha |
| 2021 | 12 ha | 279 ha | 291 ha |
| 2022 | 11 ha | 398 ha | 409 ha |
| 2023 | 15 ha | 349 ha | 364 ha |
| 2024 | 11 ha | 323 ha | 334 ha |
| 2025 | 25 ha | 438 ha | 463 ha |
Forest loss is speeding up: about 372 hectares a year in 2021–2025, up from 274 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2012, when about 735 hectares of forest were lost.
What is causing deforestation in Tottori?
- Loggingcan grow back89% · 6,630 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good4.4% · 330 ha
- Mining and energycleared for good1.4% · 105 ha
Also: farms, pasture and plantations, storms, floods and other natural causes, unknown causes.
Causes for 2025 are estimates, based on what caused forest loss in the same places up to 2024.
Source: Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA, Global Forest Change (GFC-2025-v1.13); causes: WRI/Google DeepMind drivers of forest loss; both CC BY 4.0, summed by Airleaf for each area. How it's measured
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